Career

So You Think You Are An “Effective” Worker? Would “Creative” Be Better [Linkedin Report]

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Using popular buzzwords in Linkedin profiles has been a trend with the white collar workforce worldwide. Linkedin has released an analysis of these keywords and identified some of the most popular ones. While “Creative” is the most popular word used … Read More »

2011 recap, Career, LinkedIn

30 Jun

Want to Work in a Startup? Some Reality Check (No! Not by Guy Kawasaki)

By Sanjay 8 Comments

Although the title of this article is somewhat similar to (stolen actually) that of the unofficial guide for start-ups, the content is entirely different in terms of the segment for which this article is written. While the former (the original) … Read More »

Career, startup career, working in a startup experience

27 Jan

Employee Attrition – Should Startups be worried about?

By sinha 8 Comments

[Guest post by Sanjay Anandaram, entrepreneur turned investor.] I received am email from the CEO of a company that had just lost a few employees. These ex-employees had apparently started a competing company. Here’s an extract from the CEO’s mail: … Read More »

Career, carousel, entrepreneurship resources

06 Dec

One in every Five Find their Job Hazardous

By sinha No comments

Not me, but that’s what an international survey has to say. On an average, 19% of respondents in a survey said their job was adversely affecting their health, with an additional 13% saying their work was so stressful it was … Read More »

Career, Health

14 Sep

Five points to ponder before joining a startup

By sinha 17 Comments

Startups are fun, startups are sexy, startups are for rock stars. Feels good? But then, there are practicalities that one should realize before joining a startup. Here are a few observations (and you are welcome to disagree!) When the age … Read More »

Career, career in startup

05 Jun

Breaking workplace myths – Will I be happier if I’ve a job I like?

By sinha 8 Comments

Guy Kawasaki, in an interview with Penelope Trunk(career columnist @ Boston Globe and Y! finance) breaks the myths surrounding workplaces and career. Here are my favorite ones:: You’ll be happier if you have a job you like. The correlation between … Read More »

Career

03 Feb

The Beatles and Lessons on Teamwork

By sinha 1 Comment

I have been witness to failure of global teams – and not because the team quality was bad. But the quality was too good! They were all rock stars- right from engineering folks to managers, but somehow didn’t gel well … Read More »

Career

02 Jan

Boss – I hate you! – But I am not a chicken

By sinha 1 Comment

Well if you too share the same feelings about your boss, c’mon join in! A recent study by Florida State Univ. professors found that 2 out of 5 bosses don’t keep their word, and more than a fourth bad mouth … Read More »

Career

15 Nov

What’s common between Software Developers and Drug dealers?

By sinha 2 Comments

Drug dealers Software developers Refer to their clients as “users”. Refer to their clients as “users”. “The first one’s free!” “Download a free trial version…” Have important South-East Asianconnections (to help move the stuff). Have important South-East Asian connections (to … Read More »

Career, Interestingness